We stayed in three parts of Australia over a month of being there. Those places were Melbourne, Sydney, and the Blue Mountains. We stayed in a hotel for two days in Melbourne. While in Sydney, we were kindly hosted by friends of friends of friends of ours from church. The friends of our friends from church were going to host us in their home but some of their friends were going on vacation and so offered to have us stay at their home while they were gone. We had never even met… Read More

Australia, the place where everyone’s your mate, and you are everyone’s mate. And everybody says g’day, mate. At least, that’s what I heard. Does everyone really say G’day mate in Australia? No. Does everyone really call you mate in Australia? Pretty much. When I think Australia, I think Kangaroos, and if you go to FeatherdaleWildlife Park and the last thing you do in Australia is feed super cute kangaroos and wallabies, I think you would too. But I also think of spiders, because we saw more than a couple life-threatening spiders in the houses that we stayed… Read More

Melbourne is truly a fascinating city. Had there not been so many other fantastic locations to explore in Australia, we would have loved to extend our stay here and explore not only the city itself but many of the outlying areas. We were surprised by how much we loved Melbourne. It’s a really friendly city with so much to see and do. There are restaurants and shops everywhere, as well as a lot of museums and cultural venues, and a few beautiful historical sites as well. We loved exploring the different cathedrals… Read More

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